| Title |
Free Mason. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
A man wears an open red shirt, apron, and a top hat with a brick on it. His apron has a triangular symbol of freemasonry
on it. He sticks out his tongue and holds a leveling triangle and bricklaying trowel. "Morgan" refers to William Morgan, whose
disappearance in 1826 fueled the Anti-Masonic movement. The valentine criticizes free masons for profligacy and neglecting
their duties to their children.
|
| Notes |
Text: Go, you poor devil of Morgan fame, / Closet yourself up to hide your shame, / Spend all your money like a poor drone,
/ Leaving your little ones starving at home.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Freemasons -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Fathers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Consumption (Economic) -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.164.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 4.14 |
